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This is either your last weekend of summer or maybe you only have all of next week (like me) so I made a list of things to do to soak up all the summer you can.

1. Cook something

Make yourself or everyone in your family a snack of some kind, You can even make your own cooking video and you don't even have to upload it. Just make sure if you do to send me a link ;).

2. Have a movie night

You've probably been watching movies all summer long but I"m talking about going all out with a throw blanket, some popcorn, some candy, some soda and maybe even inviting a BFF. For some super awesome movie night ideas look on pinterest.

﻿﻿I made this to co-ordinate with my How to have a party for under $25 post I did a few weeks ago and should be under my How-To & D.i.y filter. Prices are approximate.﻿﻿

Burlap Banner - $1.25

cut the burlap into this shape and paint on one letter per piece if desired

hot glue pieces to yarn of choice leaving one inch or so of space between each.

make sure to have a few inches of yarn on each end to tie it up.

Paper Chain Streamers - 1.00

cut crepe paper into 6 or 7 inch pieces

make one into a loop by taping ends together like a bracelet

loop and tape a piece inside the previous loop

Continue last step until you reach desired length

Photo Booth Props - 5.00 (store's price is $15)

draw a shape on the back of scrapbook paper and cut it out.

glue on card stock or cereal box and cut it out.

glue on kebab stick or wood dowel (I colored on mine)

Make more!

Photo Booth/Selfie Station - 2.00

the one I threw together isn't very pretty but it's just an example. All you do is put up a background of something from the dollar store like a foam board or a table cloth or poster board then you decorate it or ask the guests to sign it (only works with board not tablecloth) and put the props on a small table beside it or in a bucket on the wall like I did here but on a small table is better. you can also buy a empty frame and the people hold it up in front of them when the picture is taken. some people actually make social media cake pops or emoji cookies and put those by the photo booth because of selfies going on Instagram and all. to find out how to make social media cake pops it's by nerdy nummies on YouTube and you'll have to look up emoji cookies I forgot the channel.

Make it Sparkle - 2.00 + stuff you're decorating's prices.

You take anything you want and tape off where you don't want glitter then put mod podge where you want glitter and sprinkle on your glitter then when it dries you repeat and when you're done and it's dry put one last layer of mod podge to seal the glitter in (you only need 1 or 2 layers usually.)

The pictures of glittery stuff are the only pictures that I didn't take. They're from a search engine.

We just got back last night, we had so much fun at youth convention, saw lots of friends, and it was a life changing experience it was amazing. They gave everyone a T-shirt and I got all the people I know to sign the back of it. (Pic 1)And my mom got me a strap bag from a different year (Pic 2)

So we were in Indiana last week and some of this week and we got back last tuesday like right before midnight. I have lots of pictures but they are kind of boring, but I thought they were pretty, I'll show them to you anyway but not now I'm really busy. Love you all ttyl!

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